The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-23
LEWIS STUART MAKES A CONFESSION
Driven to tho Crime by an U%nfaithful Wiro.
Tho Prisoner Ponitent and Pre-
pared.
"a Chiops aimang yo's taxing notes,
And faith, hon prcnt 'orn."

Learn ing that LOWS Stewart, tho no.
gro who is undor tho s%cntonco of death
FOR the murder OF his vito, and who will
on tho l3t OF April be executed. had
made a confession to n number OF per-
sons, and hearing many conflicting re-
ports as TO the alleged confession, a re-
porter for THE ADVERTISER call on him
and was given full statomont OF tho
case for publication.
we found the prisoner in tho coll he
has occupied for tho past l3months. The
murder was committed on MAY 18th 1888
no was arrested September 9TH 1895 and
when The case came for trial, tho jury
failed to agree. AT the Juno Torn OF
Court, however, he was convicted, but
his attorneys carried tho case to tho Sill
prone count and failed to get n new
trial, hence tho delay In tho execution of
the sentence.
eva Is a stout robust man, about
81 years OF age and WINS found pacing the
floor in his coll in feyorish excitement.
his voice however, was calm whom no
began by saying, that nc knew thcro was
no longer hope for hin,, so he dosirod to
toll the whole story. l was driven to
commit Ii awful crime, by tho know
ledge that IN Y wife was unfaithful and
had deserted mo for other mon. Elov-
en- years ago | was married in Nowbery
County; tho first thrieo years we were
happy but aftor that timom my wife began
to show an attachment for II friond nf
mino. / suspected her and discovered
that he WAS not the only man who had
~alienatod hor affections. For several
years she would leave me In tho busy
season when 1 needed her most and
would not 1.-Two with mo until tho crop
was gathered. Twice ! was compcllcd
70 sell out the crop ] had planted, DO
cause could not attend to tho children
and work without nor. Her father is in
some degree responsible for her miscon-
duct. He encouraged hor 10 leavo mo.
In the Spring, 8S sho ceased to como
about mo. Size had boon gotting money
from mo for tho children, but now sho
Stunned mo. went to zoe her but she
would not como to 500 Inc. She stayed
with Horny LangforG.
Ono day the dovil got into mo and I
resolved to Kill other her or Henry
Lahgford. / sent my daughter to Nine
ty Six to get provisions for tho clildren.
l told her to get somo shot and powder
too. TOOK my gun and pretended to DO
going hunting. killed a fow birds and
squirrels and thon wontt to where my wife
vas This'was about day-bro0k. I saw
Horny come out Of his house and thcn
my vie. They camo very noar whore
| was hid III the bushes. 1 went back
further and climbed q hickory tree so
that the leaves wcuit hide me. watch
cd them, but my conscI"nco would not
let mo Kill them. At nigh. ! went to tho
no''sc' L "aiKou ND again
= pcS"' 10 SEQ 'ho ehorihitY OF tLecrimo
l was ABOUT 10 commit and my courage
iaiied' Az ionght found a crack in the
mousse ana "ehtup close to hem. Horny
IT,, nIc, "os 'oHo'hoI, out
saw onr,.,s.m = IL '"o"i'
49, III. eo' w 10 look "itor
oarona .,so et" o' poS"n 10
oom "ioun' 20
,hisI con,I stond S""
i"'onnB
oonI IGroG u'o rntai '"'sn W"
WIZ had aono % a,oSn an" su "ou.
nnn ,tnaa ona'n Ups ioli over
fall. know | had killed hor and 40 T
left for Newborry County. Ithon work
ed my way to G~reenviilo, learning that